Octus
Octus is a leading global provider of credit intelligence, data, and analytics. Since 2013, tens of thousands of professionals across hedge fund, investment banking, management consulting, and law firm verticals have come to rely on Octus to make better, faster, and more confident decisions in pace with the fast-moving credit markets.
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Working at Octus
Octus hires growth-minded innovators and trailblazers across the globe to drive our business and culture. Our core values – Action Oriented, Customer First Mindset, Effective Team Players, and Driven to Excel – define an organizational ethos that’s as high-performing as it is human. Among other perks, Octus employees enjoy competitive health benefits, matched 401k and pension plans, PTO, generous parental leave, gym subsidies, educational reimbursements for career development, recognition programs, pet-friendly offices (US only), and much more.
Role
We are looking for a credit analyst who is keen to work on the leverage loan situations across the credit lifecycle, mainly primary analysis of loans in the broadly syndicated loan market in the US. The analyst will be a part of a team of fourteen analysts covering both performing and distressed credits.
We are seeking analysts experienced with primary new loans and performing credit coverage, or distressed debt and restructuring coverage. The analysts will be responsible for publishing credit research reports with actionable investment ideas, focusing on fundamental credit analysis, relative value analysis, and valuation.
The role provides the opportunity to collaborate with our lawyers and other groups in generating cross-disciplinary research and analysis for our subscribers, which include top institutional asset managers, hedge funds, investment banks, trading desks, and financial and legal advisors. The role involves a high degree of client interaction.
This position is based in New York City, with an in-office requirement of 3 days/week.
What we offer:
- Working with a team of experienced, passionate analysts who will use a team-wide collaborative approach to developing as corporate credit analysts
- Fast growth environment with progression opportunities
- Generous benefits packages
Responsibilities
- Conduct fundamental credit analysis, relative value analysis and build forward looking credit models with an aim of producing actionable investment ideas for our subscribers
- Prepare and write “deep dive” analysis on corporate loan issuers that include detailed discussions of key credit strengths, key credit risks, industry comparisons with publicly traded competitors, historical industry metrics, and historical transaction analysis of similar business for valuation analysis.
- As a member of the team, you will also be expected to maintain an active dialogue with team members and follow trends in various sectors that may be relevant for your next cases to analyze.
- Over time, ensure coverage of a portfolio of performing leveraged loan borrowers across different stages of lifecycle and lead primary analysis work
Requirements
- Minimum of 1+ years of credit research experience from buy side, sell side or rating agency, with significant time spent in either a client-facing or decision-making role
- Experience should include financial analysis, building cash flow projections, and understanding capital structures
- Possess very strong technical and analytical skills as well as excellent written and oral communication abilities. Extensive writing is required, and excellence in written communication is a critical prerequisite. Reports are typically 20-30 pages of detailed writing and analysis.
- Familiarity with AI tools and an eagerness to learn
- Fluency in Excel
At Octus, we consider a range of factors in connection with compensation decisions, including experience, skills, location, and our business needs and limitations. As a result, compensation may vary within and across similar roles and positions. Please note that the salary range information below is a good faith estimate for this position and actual compensation for any individual may fall outside this range if warranted by the circumstances applicable to that individual. If we identify a role that would be suitable for a broader range of skills and experience such that we would consider hiring at multiple levels then the range listed below may reflect that breadth.
The base salary range estimate for this position is $80,000 - $100,000. This position is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus.
The actual compensation will be at Octus’ sole discretion and will be determined by the aforementioned and other relevant factors.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Octus is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse work environment where all individuals are valued, respected, and treated fairly. We believe that diversity enriches our workplace and enhances our ability to innovate and succeed.
Skills Required
- Minimum of 1+ years of credit research experience from buy side, sell side, or rating agency with client-facing or decision-making exposure
- Experience in financial analysis, building cash flow projections, and understanding capital structures
- Very strong technical and analytical skills and excellent written and oral communication; extensive report writing (20-30 page reports)
- Fluency in Excel
- Familiarity with AI tools and eagerness to learn
- Based in New York City with in-office requirement of 3 days per week
Octus Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous paid time off is highlighted, combining vacation, sick time, and parental leave. Feedback suggests the policy is tenure-aware and provides a solid baseline for work-life balance.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave for primary and secondary caregivers, family medical leave, and amenities such as a Mother’s Room are described. Feedback suggests these offerings provide meaningful support for caregivers.
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Flexible Benefits — A flexible hybrid work approach is paired with home‑office reimbursements and commuter benefits. Feedback suggests these stipends and flexibility help accommodate different work setups and locations.
Octus Insights
What We Do
Octus, was founded in 2013 with a simple conviction: credit decisions deserve clarity, not chaos. Markets were fragmented. Intelligence was gated. Data lived in silos. Professionals were forced to stitch together incomplete pictures while the clock kept running. We built Octus to change that. Octus is the essential credit platform that tracks the entire credit lifecycle. From origination and underwriting to secondary trading, refinancing, distress and restructuring, we follow every development across leveraged loans, high-yield bonds, private credit and special situations. We structure millions of documents, surface risks, benchmark performance and deliver expert reporting and analysis in real time. What began as a newsroom fused with legal and financial expertise has evolved into a unified ecosystem. Octus brings together proprietary data, expert-driven intelligence and integrated workflow tools so credit professionals can analyze situations, uncover opportunities, manage portfolios, execute trades and stay compliant without ever leaving the platform. Insight and action finally live in one place. Today, nearly 40,000 professionals across the world’s leading banks, asset managers, CLO managers, law firms and advisors rely on Octus to move smarter and faster. They turn to us for breadth, depth and rigor forged over more than a decade, and for the speed, integration and precision that define the future of credit workflow. Our mission is direct and ambitious: end fragmentation, collapse the distance between intelligence and execution, and transform insight into impact. Because in credit, clarity isn’t just an advantage. It’s everything. Octus: Where credit becomes clear.
Why Work With Us
Octus is where real experts work together to cut through chaos and build clarity in credit. You feel your impact here. What you create shapes real decisions in the market. The problems matter. The people are sharp. If you want work that counts, this is the place.
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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
Reorg has adopted a hybrid working policy. For non-remote employees located within a reasonable commuting distance to one of our offices, the requirement is to work from the office at least 2 days per week.
